The solemn mood in the Board hadn’t changed for the better, in fact, tension was prevalent. The SID had activate all its HUMINT assets in JB to hunt down Jason but had yet to received any good news. The Go-Ahead for Operation SPIDER was on the table waiting for the Minister’s signature. Once signed, Operation SPIDER would become, yet another, covert military mission in another sovereign country approved by the Singapore Government.

Gen Foo had study the satellite shots of JB for the thousandth time and concluded that the transaction would happen in the woods near Kampung Maru.

"From the location of the car, the nearest possible forest for the transaction is this mini jungle here near Kampung Maru," Gen Foo said with reference to the blown-up satellite map of Johor Bahru. "The next possible site would be the forest here near Bukit Anak but it’s about 20km north-east of the location of the car and not at all accessible."

The Minister of Defence, after hearing the analysis from Gen Foo and DSI Sim and the details of Operation SPIDER from the CDF, signed the Go-Ahead for Operation SPIDER.

[Operation SPIDER]